Recent content by Rob Hair

Welcome to Laser sailing, Max. Like you, I keep my Laser at our cottage (on Lake Huron, near Port Austin, MI) and quick set up is important to me also. I do have a boathouse at the beach to keep the boat when not in use, but much of what I do may be of interest to you. I would not leave the...

It seems to me that using two bathroom scales, one at the bow and the other at the stern would be workable for those of us who have no more elaborate way to weigh a Laser. Of course the boat should not be in contact with anything but the scales. The boat weight is the sum of the scale...

Maybe check your measurement procedure?

I understand your question now but I'd still say no. If you found a lateen rig (that's what's on a Sunfish) you could adapt it to fit on a Laser but I really think that's not the best thing to do. You would no longer have a Laser, though if you didn't remove any of the Laser hardware you could...

It's not at all clear what you are asking, but if you mean, "Can a Laser be rigged without the bottom section of the mast?", the short answer is no. If you seek more info perhaps you can further explain your question.

Let's not loose sight of the title of this thread and the clear statement from the original poster that her/his budget for this boat was $1000. Racing was a maybe. I would hate to see this person get the idea that the only boat worth considering is race ready and give up on getting a Laser...

The boat with the inspection port near the mast has some delamination of the deck in that area around the mast. Maybe that was addressed when the port was installed, maybe not. Also, one of the gudgeons is bent, but no big deal. As far as boat age goes, the Laser I have now is among the...

It's hard to judge the blue boat from just that one photo but if that's it's only fault, the repair isn't too hard as LaLi says. It's been painted and the paint may have been applied to hide other problems. The paint will continue to get scraped off and being a different color than the gelcoat...

The Trailex as mentioned above by Wavedancer is easily moved by hand (I have one and like it). But if you don't intend to use it to transport your Laser by car (not clear to me from your post) you would better served by a "dolly". That will be cheaper and lighter in weight. Google Laser dolly.

I suggested the shop vac to avoid spraying insecticide into your boat. The wasps in the vacuum will be dead after a few days without insecticide and many are killed by their journey to the canister.

I've used a shop vac to get wasps out of various places. It will take some time to get them all. Don't apply full vacuum to the hull to avoid damaging the boat. You could put some fine screen over the inspection port and fit the shop vac to the drain. Or you could place the shop vac hose...

My experience is that I've stored my Laser (#555) for 10 years or so, year round, on my dolly with no discernable harm. The majority of the boat's weight is on the single strap.

Why???

To elaborate, some very early boats like my #555 have a serial number located there. It may be hard to see. If you post pictures of the boat we may be able to approximate its age.

Check under the bow fitting.